Episode 3: Navigating Political Conversations While Preserving Relationships

The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

That Sounds Fun Network

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Get ready! We’re talking about how to navigate political conversations while PRESERVING relationships. Sounds kind of impossible, right? I promise it’s not. Did you know that there is actual psychology behind polarization? That’s right. And did you know that your conversations don't have to be polarizing? Right again. Join me in this episode as I break down some of the ways psychology plays a part in political polarization, common pitfalls to avoid, and some practices we can all implement to help us have BETTER conversations and relationships. Let's make 2024 the year that we look for shared values and common ground. . . . . . Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let's keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates: https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. . . . . . BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HUMANHOPE and get on your way to being your best self. INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	because healthy business is beautiful business. Hey there, I am so glad that you are here.
0:47.0	Welcome to episode 3 of the Carlos Whitaker Podcast. It is Thursday, January the 18th, 2024, and I want to lean into something that I have felt this week is something that we all need to lean into just a little bit.
1:22.0	A conversation that, you know, honestly honestly none of us really want to have
1:25.0	none of us want to think about but I think we should and that is honestly navigating
1:32.2	the turmoil of what this political year is going to bring us while preserving
1:39.2	our relationships.
1:41.3	It's going to take work, and this is something that I've been trying to do for a long time and I'm actually recording this podcast. I won't be home yet by the time you listen to this. I'll be on an airplane but from Kigali Rwanda and I feel
1:57.4	like there's some stuff to learn from the Rwandan people although that's not going to be the crux of this conversation.
2:05.6	But when it comes to what it looks like to be in relationship with people that you vehemently
2:11.8	disagree with and that you vehemently disagree with and that you may or may not agree with their
2:17.4	perspectives and points of views and I just feel of close our
2:23.0	be done on purpose.
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